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Stater
| Issuer | Miletos |
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| Year | 130 BC - 120 BC |
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| Value | Stater (20) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style, with a bow and quiver visible over his left shoulder. The portrait displays finely engraved hair bound with a laurel wreath, characteristic of late Hellenistic Milesian coinage. The facial features are rendered with delicate relief typical of the period's skilled die-cutting tradition. |
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| Mintage | ND (130 BC - 120 BC) |
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Miletos had long lost its classical prominence by the second century BC, operating under the administrative reach of the Pergamene kingdom and, after 133 BC, folding into the new Roman province of Asia following Attalos III's bequest of his kingdom to Rome. Gold issues from this transitional period are rare; most civic coinage from Miletos ran in silver, and the decision to strike in gold at this moment likely reflects specific financial pressures — possibly municipal obligations tied to the Roman reorganization of the province under the lex Sempronia of 123 BC.